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Old 09-23-2014, 01:40 PM   #1
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Your installation CD-ROM couldn't be mounted, ubuntu pxe boot


hi all,

i'm trying to install ubuntu via pxe boot server. I have centos pxeboot server which is working. here is my default file.
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default menu.c32
prompt 0
timeout 300
LABEL

MENU TITLE # PXE BOOT SERVER #

LABEL ubuntu
KERNEL ubuntu/vmlinuz
APPEND initrd=ubuntu/initrd.gz live-netdev=eth3 ethdevice=eth3 ethdevice-timeout=10 vga=normal boot=install netboot=nfs nfsroot=192.168.56.9:/var/dump/ -
i was getting error saying
Quote:
Your installation CD-ROM couldn't be mounted. This is probably means CD-ROM was not in the drive. If so you can insert it and try again.
.

I don't understand why. I have no issues with 14.0. One strange thing is ubuntu 14 has a folder call "casper" from where i copied "initrd" and "vmlinuz" but here for 12.04 there is not "casper" folder. so i found "initrd" and "vmlinuz" in "install" folder.

i tried few versions which have no casper folders , they are all failed. so please help me how to install 12.04 via pxe boot.

I'm stuck very badly .. I appreciate you quick response and help.
Thank you very much in advance.
 
Old 09-23-2014, 04:44 PM   #2
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Might consider using the iso directly. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PXEInstallServer
 
  


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